Meet the Team

Photo of Derek Estes, Executive Chef of NMU Dining

Derek Estes, CEC

Executive Chef

destes@nmu.edu (906) 227-2295
Kathy Photo

Kathy Gischia

General Manager of Residential Dining

kgischia@nmu.edu (906) 227-2060
T Hamari standing in front of a glass window background.

T. Hamari

Assistant Director of Employment Operations

thamari@nmu.edu (906) 227-2496
Brett Peterson standing in front of brick wall with NMU's torch logo.

Brett Peterson

Registered Dietician & Operations Manager

brepeter@nmu.edu (906) 227-6624

John Eagle

Sr. Auxiliary Systems Administrator

jeagle@nmu.edu (906) 227-2074
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Alli Cole

Marketing Manager

alask@nmu.edu (906) 227-2588
Randy Keough standing in front of a glass window background.

Randy Keough

Retail Operations Manager, Fieras / Northern Gate

rakeough@nmu.edu (906) 227-2523
Suzi Trdan standing in front of brick wall with NMU's torch logo.

Suzi Trdan

Retail Operations Manager, Sundre / Starbucks

strdan@nmu.edu (906) 227-6705
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Todd Martinson

Operations Manager, Northern Lights Dining

tmartins@nmu.edu (906) 227-2134
Tom Photo

Thomas Mochel

Operations Manager, Northern Lights Dining

tmochel@nmu.edu (906) 227-2501
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Josh LaMere

Operations Manager, Northern Lights Dining

jlamere@nmu.edu 906-227-2521
Photo of Eddie Hurley

Eddie Hurley

Operations Manager, The Wildcat Den

eddhurle@nmu.edu (906) 227-6611
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Chris Cooley

Retail Manager, Temaki / SK

chcooley@nmu.edu (906) 227-6632
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Michael Mitchell

Concessions Manager

mimitche@nmu.edu (906) 227-2023
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Jim Levenhagen

Principal Accountant Clerk

jlevenha@nmu.edu (906) 227-2520

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